Abandoned Movie Rental Store

[Youre My Boy Blu!]

This place appears to have been abandoned and remained untouched since the early 2000's.
Interesting little time capsule, I especially liked the Donnie Darko poster hanging from the ceiling.

Found Abandoned Movie Rental StoreÂ*Untouched by time since early 2000's - YouTube

[HD Canuck]

Is there a sealed Ghostbusters VHS in there somewhere?

[Pondosinatra]

Does it have that 'room' at the back? You know, the one with the creaky swing doors?

[Youre My Boy Blu!]

Originally Posted by HD Canuck

Is there a sealed Ghostbusters VHS in there somewhere?

Legend has it, when the owner closed the store he allowed the employees to take any 3 movies they wanted. One of the kids chose the last sealed VHS copy of Ghostbusters 1 and 2 that had been stashed in the back along with a pristine VHS of Showgirls autographed by Elizabeth Berkley. Nobody's seen or heard from that kid since.

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Does it have that 'room' at the back? You know, the one with the creaky swing doors?

Even better....
A basement!

[HD Canuck]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Does it have that 'room' at the back? You know, the one with the creaky swing doors?

No, it's a curtain.

[unberechenbar]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Does it have that 'room' at the back? You know, the one with the creaky swing doors?

What are you referring to? The place where the employees hung out?

[RossyG]

Originally Posted by unberechenbar

What are you referring to? The place where the employees hung out?

In America, the curtained room is where they kept the mucky films.

In the UK, it was on the top shelf.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by RossyG

In America, the curtained room is where they kept the mucky films.

In the UK, it was on the top shelf.

I used to work at Jumbo Video...their room had the swing doors vs curtains, but as mentioned (and I noticed this at other places as well) the doors creaked like crazy, so the entire store would know whenever anyone went in there.

[neveser]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Does it have that 'room' at the back? You know, the one with the creaky swing doors?

My doors never creaked! I kept those suckers well oiled.

[Monterey Jack]

How the HELL has that building laid abandoned for close to 20 years without having all of the shit inside stolen years ago?!

[Youre My Boy Blu!]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

How the HELL has that building laid abandoned for close to 20 years without having all of the shit inside stolen years ago?!

What if the locals who are "protecting" it, are actually protecting anybody who attempts to enter and leave with a movie, because the store is cursed and anybody who's kept a rental from that store ended up with a curse or they disappeared?
Maybe that's why that final copy of Harry Potter was lodged and broken in half in the door outside. Some poor kid's last ditch attempt to lift his curse by jamming it into the door, only to break in half.

[Batmon77]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

How the HELL has that building laid abandoned for close to 20 years without having all of the shit inside stolen years ago?!

I cant imagine anyone randomly breaking into that space would even own a VCR to play the films available.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Batmon77

I cant imagine anyone randomly breaking into that space would even own a VCR to play the films available.

Plenty of DVDs, plus just the computers and posters and shit.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Plenty of DVDs, plus just the computers and posters and shit.

Yes. As someone with a ever growing collection of posters, that'd be my score.

[Joey9775]

God I miss them.

[John1701D]

Yeah that's the best answer. Library, women's shelter, something similar.

[Monterey Jack]

Hell, if you live in an apartment complex, just put them near the doorway in a box with a Post-it note reading "FREE" attached. I'm sure someone will pick them up. Three of the nicest pieces of furniture I have in my apartment I rescued from the dumpster (well, next to the dumpster ). I picked up a bag full of discarded video games from next to the door a few years ago and turned those into cash at the local Gamestop.